A select committee may be permanent or temporary (all current select committees in the House and Senate are considered permanent committees). Instead of select, the Senate sometimes uses the term special committee (as in the Special Committee on Aging).
The name Adama is of Hebrew origin. The meaning of Adama is man from the red earth. Adama is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced A-da-ma.
Adam (red earth), the name given in Scripture to the first man. It apparently has reference to the ground from which he was formed, which is called in Hebrew Adamah.